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Peter Roger Breggin (born May 11, 1936)
is an American psychiatrist
and critic of biological psychiatry and psychiatric medication. In his books,
he advocates replacing psychiatry's use of drugs and electroconvulsive therapy with humanistic
and caring psychotherapy, education,
and broader human services.
Breggin is the author of Toxic Psychiatry, Talking Back to
Prozac, Talking Back to Ritalin, The Ritalin Fact Book,
and The Heart of Being Helpful. His most recent book, Brain-Disabling
Treatments in Psychiatry, deals with medication spellbinding (in
which patients who are doing worse after treatment fail to see that they
are doing worse or recognize why),
the adverse effects of drugs and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), the
hazards of diagnosing and medicating children, the psychopharmaceutical
complex, and guidelines for psychotherapy and counseling.